By reputation, granola, baked chips and low-fat crackers all fall into the “healthy" diet food category, but that doesn’t give you license to consume as many boxes as you want. Many dieters buy the low-fat or “natural” foods that project a healthy image, but binge on the whole bag believing it won't make them fat. However, many “healthy” diet foods that have a reduced fat content are loaded with sugar and devoid of nutrients.

For example, 100% Natural Granola sounds good for you, but one cup is packed with more than 400 calories and more sugar than a candy bar! Low-fat or fat-free cookies also lure in dieters who consume these snacks in staggering amounts, brainwashed by the low-fat slogan.

Diet versions of your favorite foods may have slightly fewer grams of fat than the original, but they may have the same amount of calories – sometimes even more. Even worse, many manufacturers dump more sugar into their products to compensate for the lack of fat, packing on empty calories that your body will store as pure blubber.

In order to ensure what you’re eating is truly healthy, ignore the brightly-colored packaging on the product. Don’t let phrases like “baked,” “all-natural” or “reduced-fat” fool you into thinking that you can eat as much as you want without any consequences.

Turn the package over to check the caloric and sugar content, and don’t ignore the serving size either. Even if baked chips do have less fat and calories than the fried ones, eating multiple servings of the healthier version is far worse than having one serving of the original. No matter what you eat – whether it’s full-fat, reduced-fat, all-natural or dripping with grease – just remember that if you always enjoy everything in moderation, you’ll never run into calorie problems.